The new vampires in town are sinking their teeth into solving a murder…

Married odd couple Arthur and Sal are totally normal. They wear sunscreen, not because the sun can kill them, but because even the undead need a skincare regimen. They eat garlic whenever they want, though it gives Sal indigestion. They can talk to creatures of the night, but only the raccoons that rifle through their garbage. Really, they don’t bite… except into delicious baked goods.

Ready to settle down and stay out of trouble, the two have opened a bed & breakfast in the idyllic, if not-so-paranormal-friendly, town of Trident Falls, Oregon. But trouble finds them when the mayor is discovered dead in their begonias with two puncture wounds in his neck. With the help of a werewolf barista, the elven town coroner, and a very human city manager, Arthur and Sal will need to prove they aren’t literally out for blood by catching a killer…

Arthur and Sal have moved to Trident Falls and opened a bed and breakfast. The morning after their first night open for business a body is found in their garden, apparently the victim of a vampire meaning Sal and Arthur are the sheriff’s prime suspects because yes, our innkeepers are vampires. As Arthur and Sal try to find the real murderer they learn more about their quiet little town and the secrets behind the scenes.

I really really wanted to like this book and for the most part I did. The premise is wonderful; gay married vampires running a bed and breakfast in a small Oregon town where the local coffee shop is run by a werewolf and the coroner is a fae. The humans seem about evenly split between those who dislike paranormals and those who just want to live and let live. It did take me a bit to warm up to our main characters, well mostly Sal whose flamboyant behavior was a bit more than necessary to sustain the humorous aspects of the mystery and often seemed very unsupportive of his husband’s feelings. The mystery was well-plotted, the culprit made sense but was not so obvious as to spoil the journey to the denouncement. Our vampires adopt a cat which played only a minor part in the action though hopefully we will see more of her in future. While it took me a bit to decide whether or not I was going to like these characters by the time I got to the end of the book I was looking forward to learning more about Arthur, Sal and the other residents of Trident Falls. Recommended. ~~ Stephanie L Bannon

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